Not at all if it’s at the front or behind the decimal point. When in the middle? A hell lot. 4,000 is way different from 40,000. The New Straits Time were quick to report there were about 4,000 people who took part in the commemorative march organized by BERSIH on November 10, 2007. The march was an appeal to our Agung to intervene and ensure our electoral process is fair and square. Something any country who proudly call themselves ‘Democratic’ would have done in the first place.
The permit for the peaceful rally was denied and nobody was surprised. In all honesty, I was pissed about the hard stance taken by our Prime Minister who went on paper to say anyone who join the rally is a direct challenge to him and will be severely dealt with if caught. If our PM’s words were meant as a kind of deterrent, I daresay it was a total failure. Reading his words just made thousands more determine than ever. What arrogance. Since when in a democratic country a PM cannot be challenged? He must had somehow mixed it up with Communism.
4,000? Yeah right. What more confidence do any ordinary citizen has when the government can’t even count. Put another zero there please. By the way, judging by how our mainstream media is reporting, thank God I’ve not bought any newspaper for the past year.
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What?! No newspapers for the past week?! Then you missed out all the juicy gossips and khalwat news!
I read somewhere that Malaysia has banned the mainstream media from reporting or circulating graphics of the event, ala Pakistan’s style. If that is true, I condemn the move.
While this primarily is a Malaysia issue and does not affect me in any manner, I have to say this is not a PM’s Malaysia we are looking at. It’s Malaysian’s Malaysia. I hold the same belief for Singapore.
How does highly educated people fail their maths? It’s hard to imagine how 4,000 protesters can fill up several streets. If only common sense prevails.
Costa - I’ve not bought read the papers for the past year. Sure, I read their online edition..lol It’s pointless really when papers are not writing the truth..
Ed - You’ll be surprised how many Malaysians do not even know there’s a rally going on. I spoke to a few from my hometown and nobody knows. The truth is, many Malaysians still rely on the mainstream media. Summore not many are internet savvy.. maybe the young ones. Provided they’re not those merely using the net for chatting and dating chicks. lol
I was on my own media blackout since last Thursday as I was travelling and enjoying my sister’s wedding in Singapore. What I heard from my relatives during dinner on Sunday was that there were rioters in KL and the situation was tense with FRU and the like. They heard all these from the news (mainstream) and they were blaming the opposition parties for creating trouble in our peaceful nation. When I heard that, I was quite disappointed that those who assembled did not control their emotions and went overboard (though I did suspect that if at all, it could be the work of the govt.’s own people). When I got back to office and read most of the online reports, I realised how the public has been fooled and blinded by the mainstream media again.
The thing is, people from the rural areas (including my relatives) are not internet savvy and do not read alternative news. Can’t blame them for their ignorance due to the background they are coming from. It would be interesting to see how the voting results show in the urban areas.
Pablo - Even my hubby’s colleagues were not aware of the march. Summore their working place is in Masjid Jamek. (project basis) Blek
On the other hand, the bumi bank workers were very much aware. They told my husband they cannot march because they fear losing their job if caught. You know lar.. C&MB belongs to who…
I went for the march and I am just glad to say those people are undeterred. I did not get to march all the way to the palace though… The FRUs sealed off all the routes to the palace.
Psst bar council got issue letters for lawyers to march or not?